Raleigh and Wake County firefighting. Volume II / Michael J. Legeros.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Legeros, Michael J., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fire extinction--North Carolina--Raleigh--History--Pictorial works.

Fire extinction.

Fire extinction--North Carolina--Wake County--History--Pictorial works.

Fire fighters--North Carolina--Raleigh--Pictorial works.

Fire fighters.

Fire fighters--North Carolina--Wake County--Pictorial works.

Fires--North Carolina--Raleigh--History--20th century--Pictorial works.

Fires.

Fires--North Carolina--Wake County--History--20th century--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 pages) : chiefly illustrations, portraits.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2004]

Summary:

This second collection of historic firefighting images covers 1940 through 1990, five formative decades for fire protection in North Carolina's capital county. During this period, the Raleigh Fire Department quadrupled in size, smaller municipal fire departments modernized, and rural fire departments formed to protect outlying areas. As populations increased and technology advanced, 20th century firefighters found their duties evolving from simple "smoke eating" to include emergency medical services, rescue and extrication, and hazardous-materials training. Raleigh and Wake County Firefighting, Volume II, depicts fires, fire equipment, and firefighters in over 200 images culled from newspapers, archives, and personal collections. Included in this second volume are rare, early photographs of the Six Forks Road, Western Boulevard, and Wake Forest #2 fire departments.

Contents:

Fire!

Equipment

Facilities

Personnel

Other events

Artifacts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (volume 1, pages 128).

OCLC:

885208854